BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S48287
Sample Donor Elliot,R.W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Argill. Sandy Dolomite Mudstone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Argill. sandy dolomite mudstone, sedimentary rock (?hornfelsed) underlying lava or sill (Kershopefoot basalt, Lower Carboniferous)
Locality details Quarry on N bank at Kershope Bridge, c. 1.5 miles 5 deg E of S of Blinkbonny
50k map sheet Langholm (11)

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Map reference NY 501 833
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S48287

Cross Polarized, S48287

Plane Polarized, S48287

Plane Polarized, S48287